Vocal range
Tarja Turunen
Soprano · Metal · Opera · Finland · prominent since 1996
Cited range
F3 — E6
Octaves
2.9
Semitones
35
Voice type
Soprano
What is Tarja Turunen’s vocal range?
Tarja Turunen's vocal range is commonly cited as F3 to E6 — about 2.9 octaves, or 35 semitones, and is usually classified as soprano.
Classically placed soprano over distorted guitar: covered vowels, vibrato-rich head voice. That cited span is wider than 62% of the 357 voices in this library.
- Signature song
- Nemo
Reading the numbers
- No separate full-voice ceiling is cited, so the figures describe a range worked largely in full voice across its 35 semitones.
- The weight of the range is above middle C: 28 semitones up there against 7 below.
- The closest range in the library belongs to Amy Lee (E3–E6), within 1 semitone at both ends.
- Ranked by bottom note, it is the 297th lowest of the 357 voices here; by top note, the 15th highest.
Commonly cited figures, not lab measurements — extreme notes are one-off recorded moments, not the singer’s everyday range.
You vs Tarja Turunen
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Same notes, other voices
Also bottoming out on F3
42 other voices here are cited to the same floor.
Also topping out on E6
12 other voices here reach the same ceiling.